So, confession time: I was recently helping a new client get set up on the Fediverse—guiding them through their first steps into our glorious decentralized galaxy. And seeing it all again through fresh eyes?
Reader, it was brutal.
So much of what should be table stakes for any social media UX in the year of our Lord 2025 still is missing or deeply broken still. I know progress has been made and a good fight, fought.
I really don’t see good encouraging even more people on a single instance. I can only see that creating more unbalance.
And what is the solution to the timelines, removing them for all users? I’ve used the local filter to pick instances when I needed it.